“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
Author detail
George Raymond Richard Martin (born September 20, 1948), sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American author and screenwriter of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He is best known for his ongoing *A Song of Ice and Fire* series of epic fantasy novels. Critics have described Martin's work as dark and cynical. His first novel, Dying of the Light, set the tone for most of his future work; it is set on a mostly abandoned planet that is slowly becoming uninhabitable as it moves away from its sun. This story, and many of Martin's others, have a strong sense of melancholy. His characters are often unhappy, or at least unsatisfied - trying to stay idealistic in a ruthless world. Many have elements of tragic heroes in them. Reviewer T. M. Wagner writes, "Let it never be said Martin doesn't share Shakespeare's fondness for the senselessly tragic." This gloominess can be an obstacle for some readers. The Inchoatus Group writes, "If this absence of joy is going to trouble you, or you’re looking for something more affirming, then you should probably seek elsewhere." ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._R._Martin
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“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
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“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
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“Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.”
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“Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?' 'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.”
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“Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
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“Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.”
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“Winter is coming.”
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“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness.”
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“The best fantasy is written in the language of dreams. It is alive as dreams are alive, more real than real ... for a moment at least ... that long magic moment before we wake. Fantasy is si...”
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“When you play a game of thrones you win or you die.”
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“The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, t...”
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“When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.”
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“Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it.”
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“The things we love destroy us every time, lad. Remember that.”
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“Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.”
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“What is honor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms . . . or the memory of a brother's smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only hu...”
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“I crossed a thousand leagues to come to you, and lost the best part of me along the way. Don't tell me to leave.”
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“I take no joy in mead nor meat, and song and laughter have become suspicious strangers to me. I am a creature of grief and dust and bitter longings. There is an empty place within me where m...”
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“A craven can be as brave as any man, when there is nothing to fear. And we all do our duty, when there is no cost to it. How easy it seems then, to walk the path of honor. Yet soon or late i...”
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